President Edgar Lungu has spoken to the Zimbabwean Authorities and the Military command in that country in order to get first-hand information about the situation on the ground. Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says President Lungu is hopeful that an amicable solution to the growing political tension would be found. Mr. Kalaba says President Lungu has taken the impasse in ...

Government has been urged to privatize the Times of Zambia if it has failed to find sufficient funds to support the operations of the newspaper, instead of starving and dehumanizing the workers. Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says it is worrying to see the serious financial malaise of the Times of Zambia. Mr. Sinkamba has since challenged Finance Minister Felix ...

Captain Mile Jedinak led the way with a second-half hat-trick as Australia brushed aside Honduras 3-1 in the second leg of their intercontinental playoff on Wednesday to secure a place at next year’s World Cup finals. The midfielder settled his compatriots’ nerves with a deflected free kick and two penalties to give Australia a comfortable aggregate victory after the 0-0 ...

The opposition Movement for National Transformation (MNT) says there is lack of political will on the part of the ruling Patriotic Front to prosecute officers mentioned in the latest Auditor General’s report for misappropriating public funds. Party President Daniel Shimunza has regretted that the government is failing to take action on culprits cited in the reports. He has told Q-News ...

Opposition United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charles Chanda says calls to impeach President Edgar Lungu are a sheer waste of time. Mr. Chanda says this is because the UPND which the largest opposition party does not have enough Members of Parliament to pass an impeachment motion in parliament. He has told Q-News that there is no motion moved ...

Zimbabweans are waiting to see what steps the military will take next after seizing control of the country. President Robert Mugabe is said to be confined to his home in Harare but unconfirmed reports says his wife Grace, who was bidding to succeed him as president, has fled to Namibia. The military’s action followed the sacking of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, ...

Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma says his ministry is putting in place stringent measures to curb illegal mining activities of lime stone, emeralds and other precious minerals in Nyimba district of eastern province and other parts of the country. Mr Yaluma has told parliament yesterday that government is aware of the illegal mining activities in Nyimba district. He says his ministry ...

The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says the law should take its course against some Non Governmental Organisations that abused donor resources under the Zambia Accountability Project (ZAP), one of the UKAid funded ventures. In statement, NGOCC Chairperson Sara Longwe says her organisation is saddened at the reported abuse of donor resources by some NGOs that were supported to ...

Republican Vice President Inonge Wina has noted the need for the media in the country to focus on reporting on issues that matter to the citizens instead of politics. And the vice president has challenged journalists in the country especially those specialized in business and financial reporting to study the 7th national development plan and inform the nation about the ...

The Department of Immigration has deported Congolese musician Tshite Mukenge, popularly known as Mumba Yachi. In a statement, Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka says Mumba was deported on Tuesday because his presence and conduct in Zambia were likely to be a danger to peace and good order. Mr Nshinka says Mumba Yachi was deported under a warrant signed by ...